Depression Afflicts Type 1 Diabetic Kids

According to a Harvard Medical School study, depression symptoms are shockingly common among children and teens diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The study, which was published in the journal Diabetes Care, was based on interviews with a random sample of diabetic children who had been living with the condition for a minimum of eight years. Researchers found that depression symptoms afflicted 15.2% of the children. Those children who were frequently depressed were less likely to exercise healthy blood sugar control. In addition, researchers noted that depressed childhood diabetics were more burdened with a sense of guilt about their dependence on parents for health care.

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